Sallee v. Chandler
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Marion Circuit Court. The plaintiffs, John H. Sallee and Elizabeth Sallee, his wife, in their petition and the amendments thereto, stated that on the 4th day of January, 1821, Sarah Garnett, the aunt of said Elizabeth, made, in Jessamine county, Kentucky, her deed conveying to Henry Chandler, the father of said Elizabeth, certain slaves, Mary and Levi and the future increase of said Mary, in trust for the use and benefit of said Elizabeth ; she, the said Sarah,…
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Appeal from Marion Circuit Court. The plaintiffs, John H. Sallee and Elizabeth Sallee, his wife, in their petition and the amendments thereto, stated that on the 4th day of January, 1821, Sarah Garnett, the aunt of said Elizabeth, made, in Jessamine county, Kentucky, her deed conveying to Henry Chandler, the father of said Elizabeth, certain slaves, Mary and Levi and the future increase of said Mary, in trust for the use and benefit of said Elizabeth ; she, the said Sarah, reserving to herself in said deed the use and profits of said slaves for and during her natural life; that said deed was…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
It is not easy to determine the ground on which the plaintiffs base their right to maintain this action. They ask for the appointment of a trustee to manage the trust property, but it does not appear by what means they now claim that property after the conveyance of it to the father of the defendant. If they found their claim on the nullity of the deed of relinquishment, on the ground that the property was the separate property of the wife and therefore could not be conveyed by the husband, their pretension can not be supported. This case occurred in Kentucky. All the facts which affect the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Meriwether v. BookerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1824
- Hord v. HordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1844
3Cited by4 opinions
- Burford v. AldridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Tremain v. DyottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Murry v. KingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
- State ex rel. Jones v. JonesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893